Partnership
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Ajinomoto launches Innovation Alliance Program
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Ajinomoto has long been in the fermentation business, and a leader in amino acids, therefore it makes sense for the company to expand in other areas aside from pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and food ingredients. Ajinomoto said it is searching for open…
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INVISTA gets patent for engineered polypeptides
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Still catching up on press releases from last month… The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted INVISTA a U.S. patent for engineered polypeptides and their related crystal structure details, which are both useful for producing bio-derived compounds such…
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Canada cooperative in cellulosic sugar supply chain
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I am very sorry for the press release-like post (and several others following this will probably be the same) but one must what one can to be able to juggle traveling, blog and my duties to Tecnon OrbiChem — yes…
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Association, Company initiatives, Conference, Feedstock, Investments, News Roundup, Partnership, Press ReleaseMethanotrophs technology on the rise
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Somebody asked me who are the companies developing the use of methanotrophs (bugs that can convert methane to fuels/chemicals). It has been interesting to see more and more companies on this space and last year September at the INFOCAST bio-based…
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Amyris launches Pathways Program
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Yes, it has been awhile since I last blogged but no apologies here as I had a good time off visiting my hometown in the Philippines the past two weeks (despite working on my newsletter while there as well). It’s…
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Anellotech expands Suntory deal on bio-PET
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Bio-based aromatics developer, Anellotech, announced yesterday at INFOCAST’s Bio-Based Summit that it has entered the next phase of its strategic partnership with Japan-based Suntory Holdings Limited – one of the world’s leading consumer beverage companies with brands such as Orangina, Schweppes,…
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Dutch Consortium invests towards sustainable chemistry
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AkzoNobel, BASF, Shell, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Top Sector Chemistry, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Utrecht University, the Eindhoven University of Technology and Groningen University, have formed a consortium, known as the Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks…